Evan77
Banned
well, Sharapova probably made like $10 mill last month (OK, exaggerating a bit, but you all know what I'm talking about) just from her sponsors ... the prize money for her ... peanut butter ... Djoko is getting so much money from head and that new Japanese sponsor... God knows what Fed is getting from his sponsors (Rolex etc) ... Nadal too ... I have a feeling that top tennis stars are actors not tennis players.Consider this. So far this year, Sharapova has earned nearly $4.4 million (just for this year). Nadal has received more that $4.9 million this year. The other top players are close to those figures. Now if all this prize money was spread a lit bit more equitably, the situation would be better. Note that these top players are also receiving appearance money for some events and are getting quite a bit from sponsors as well. No reason why the prize $ at the top can't be spread around a bit more than it is.
but the thing is, what do you do with little guys? I really feel for them. I wish I could post this article about a guy who is ranked 300 or so ... sorry, can't remember his name right now ... it was posted on MTF, he has his blog (I'll try to look it up and share his story with you)... hotel expenses, travel expenses ... barely surviving